Commission for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice
Charge From the Board of Directors
The Commission for Diversity and Social & Economic Justice shall promote in social work education inclusion, equity, social and economic justice, and the integration of knowledge of how the multiple aspects of human diversity intersect. The commission shall perform this function through establishing and advancing collaborative partnerships with all Council on Social Work Education diversity and social justice-related commissions and affiliated groups, including external intra-professional and multidisciplinary partnerships. The commission shall work directly with all organizational units of the Council on endeavors related to diversity and social and economic justice, and serve in an advisory capacity to the Center for Diversity and Social and Economic Justice. Concerning itself with the impacts of oppression, power and privilege, the Commission shall also initiate and support efforts to expand the presence of historically oppressed and under-represented populations among students, faculty, and staff in social work education programs.
Councils
- Council on Disability and Persons With Disabilities
- Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity
- Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education
- Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Report to the Board of Directors, Feb 2022
Co-Chair
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Sharon Parker
Associate Professor
North Carolina A&T State University
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Michael Allen Robinson
Associate Professor
University of Georgia
Member
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Maria Rocio Calvo
Faculty
Boston College
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Gabriel Carrillo
Assistant Clinical Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
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Michael Clarkson-Hendricks
Program Director
College at Fredonia State
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Rebecca Coleman
Adjunct Faculty
Campbellsville University
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Bronwyn Cross-Denny
Associate Professor
Sacred Heart University
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Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
Professor
Simmons University
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Philip Young Hong
Associate Professor
Loyola University Chicago
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Shavari Karandikar
Associate Professor
Ohio State University
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Killian Kenny
Doctoral candidate
Indiana University
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Esther Jones Langston
Professor Emeritus
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Rebecca Maldonado Moore
Associate Professor
New Mexico Highlands University
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Leah Prussia
Assistant Professor
College of Saint Scholatica
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Melissa Singh
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Southern California
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Desiree Stepteau-Watson
Associate Professor
Jackson State University
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Shiyou Wu
Faculty
Arizona State University